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HotBoxDabs

HotBoxDabs

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i made this steath grow room and so far everythings going great so far day 9 but i was wondering if its necessary to use a light reflectant im running about 9000k in that 10"x10"x3.5' box .0606151251.jpg0606151250a.jpg
 
superloud

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K stands for kelvin Which is a color spectrum. has nothing to do with The amount of light you have. And reflective walls are not necessary it just Allows your light to be used a lot better.
 
HotBoxDabs

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superloud said:
K stands for kelvin Which is a color spectrum. has nothing to do with The amount of light you have. And reflective walls are not necessary it just Allows your light to be used a lot better.
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Yeah i know what it stands for but am i giving it too much light this early ?
 
superloud

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HotBoxDabs said:
Yeah i know what it stands for but am i giving it too much light this early ?
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Well you didn't tell us how much light you are giving it you said nine thousand kelvins. kelvins has nothing to do with how much light your giving it we need to know your wattage or lumens
 
SPLFreak808

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For now those two lights will do for a week maybe two, she will stretch like hell under those bulbs, especially if they were really 9k! Lol way to low in the spectrum. Im willing to bet one bulb directly over it would give more light then both those bulbs combined on the side like that. Dont stress the plant period, you will need 9 more of those bulbs with temps lower than 82f to get 20-30 grams dry. Here is a chart to help you better understand kelvin temp ratings
 

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HotBoxDabs

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SPLFreak808 said:
For now those two lights will do for a week maybe two, she will stretch like hell under those bulbs, especially if they were really 9k! Lol way to low in the spectrum. Im willing to bet one bulb directly over it would give more light then both those bulbs combined on the side like that. Dont stress the plant period, you will need 9 more of those bulbs with temps lower than 82f to get 20-30 grams dry. Here is a chart to help you better understand kelvin temp ratings
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I only plan to veg for 20 days repot and flower for as long is she will hold under those 2 . and she isnt stretching at all shes growing alot better than my first 2 fails .
 
sworth

sworth

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You won't regret getting some reflective material up...you're wasting a lot of your light at the moment...
(And possibly a little over watered)
 
superloud

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HotBoxDabs said:
I only plan to veg for 20 days repot and flower for as long is she will hold under those 2 . and she isnt stretching at all shes growing alot better than my first 2 fails .
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With those two. light. u mite get 2gs of some swag. that's no were near enough light to finish maybe enough for the first two weeks. for the Time you put into building your box and the time. you're about to spend growing this i think you wil be extremly Disappointed.
 
superloud

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HotBoxDabs said:
I only plan to veg for 20 days repot and flower for as long is she will hold under those 2 . and she isnt stretching at all shes growing alot better than my first 2 fails .
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I would think about getting at least two more sets of the life that you have so you have 6 of them And then put the two on the top like you have and then two on each side. Later on of course the light that you have AB of it now is good for the ceiling
 
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harris hawk

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Just remember more light = bigger buds - Yes would add more lighting there is a formula to determine the # of lumens needed for one's grow space. formula: L x W then x's answer by 2,000 ( 2 x 2 = 4 then 4 x 2000 = 8000 lumens needed) Lumens information is listed on bulb box
 
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